Smiths Metal Centres ABS
- Chemical Family
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)Styrenics
Smiths Metal Centers ABS (Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene) is a low-cost mechanical plastic that is easy to machine and fabricate. This product is an ideal material for use in prototyping because of its excellent dimensional stability and it is easy to paint or glue. ABS is well suited for structural applications where impact resistance, strength and stiffness are required. ABS comes in Natural (beige) and Black. ABS is one of the more common engineering polymers due to its ease of processing outstanding material qualities.
Product families
Applications
- Consumer Goods — Appliances & Electronics
- Other Building Materials
- Tooling & Moldmaking
- Medical Devices & Assemblies
- Housings & Enclosures
Product Families
- Styrenics
Other characteristics
- Polymer Name
- Acrylonitrile Butadiene Styrene (ABS)
- Processing Methods
- Extrusion, Injection Molding
- Color
- Black
- Natural
- Markets
- Building & Construction
- Consumer Goods
- Electrical & Electronics
- Healthcare & Pharma
- Industrial
- Recycling
ABS is typically expensive, and therefore the recycling of the material is an attractive economic proposition. ABS can be blended with other materials to produce high quality products at lower cost.
- Processing
- By injection molding or extrusion technique.
- Flame Rating
- UL 94 HB
- Key Features
- High dimensional stability
- High rigidity
- Outstanding electro-platability
- Stress - crack resistant
- Good impact resistance, even at low temperature
- Good sound dampening characteristics
- Continuous use temperature of 170°F
- Good thermoformability and weldability
- Technology
- Plastics
- Material Features
Cost Effective; Dimensional Stability; Enhanced Electroplatability; Excellent Stiffness; Good Environmental Stress Crack Resistance (ESCR); Good Processability; High Impact Resistance; High Rigidity; Machinable; Noise Damping; Recyclable; Weldable
- Typical Applications
- Prototyping
- Housings
- Appliances
- Control panels
- Medical knobs and housings
- Certifications and Compliance
- UL 94
- Plastics and Elastomers End Uses
- Appliances
- Housings
- Instrument Panel
- Knobs
- Medical Device Housings
- Prototyping
- Structural Parts
- Plastics and Elastomers Functions
- Resin
- Plastics and Elastomers Processing Methods
- Extrusion
- Injection Molding
Technical data
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15 rows| Characteristic | Value | Unit | Method |
|---|---|---|---|
| Specific Gravity | 1.04 | — | ASTM D 792 |
| Water Absorption (24hrs) | 0.45 | % | ASTM D 570 |
| Water Absorption (Saturation) | 0.7 | % | ASTM D 570 |
| Flammability | HB | — | UL94 |
| Tensile Strength | 6100.0 | psi | ASTM D 638 |
| Elongation | 40.0 | % | ASTM D 638 |
| Modulus | 310000.0 | psi | ASTM D 638 |
| Flexural Strength | 10500.0 | psi | ASTM D 790 |
| Notched Izod | 4.03 | ft-lb/in | ASTM D 256 |
| Rockwell Hardness | R102 | — | ASTM D 785 |
| Heat Deflection Temperature (264 psi) | 203.0 | °F | ASTM D 648 |
| Coefficient Linear Thermal Expansion | 4.89 x 10^⁻⁵ | in/in/°F | ASTM D 696 |
